James J. Camberato

Professor of Agronomy

Department: Agronomy
Phone: 765.496.9338
Fax: 765.496.2926
Office: Lilly 3-365
E-mail: jcambera@purdue.edu

Personal Web Page

Curriculum Vitae

Area of Expertise: Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition

Biography

Dr. Jim Camberato is an Extension soil fertility specialist at Purdue. In general my research and Extension programs center on soil fertility, fertilizers, and plant nutrition. Specific emphasis has been on determining appropriate rates of N fertilization for corn and evaluating tools for fine-tuning N recommendations.

Extension

Outreach programs on the fertilization of agronomic crops in Indiana.

Research Areas

Determine the impact of soil and applied essential plant nutrients on crop productivity and profitability.

Most Recent Publications

Bean, G.M., N.R. Kitchen, J.J. Camberato, R.B. Ferguson, D.W. Franzen, F.G. Fernández, C.A.M. Laboski, E.D. Nafziger, J.E. Sawyer, P.C. Scharf, J.S. Schepers, and J.F. Shanahan. 2018. Active-optical reflectance sensing corn algorithms evaluated for nitrogen fertilizer rate recommendations. Agron. J., (accepted June 2018).

Bean, G.M., N.R. Kitchen, J.J. Camberato, R.B. Ferguson, D.W. Franzen, F.G. Fernández, C.A.M. Laboski, E.D. Nafziger, J.E. Sawyer, P.C. Scharf, J.S. Schepers, and J.F. Shanahan. 2018. Improving an active-optical reflectance sensor algorithm using soil and weather information. Agron. J. (accepted Feb. 2018).

Yost, M.A., K.S. Veum, N.R. Kitchen, J.J. Camberato, P.R. Carter, R.B. Ferguson, F.G. Fernández, D.W. Franzen, C.A. Laboski, E.D. Nafziger, and J.E. Sawyer. 2018. Evaluation of the Haney soil health nutrient tool for corn nitrogen recommendations across eight Midwest states. J. Soil Water Conserv. (accepted Feb. 2018).

Penn, C.J., E.B. Rutter, D.B. Arnall, J. Camberato, M. Williams, and P. Watkins. 2018. A discussion on Mehlich-3 phosphorus extraction from the perspective of governing chemical reactions and phases: Impact of soil pH. Agriculture 8, 106. DOI 10.3390/agriculture8070106.

Morris, T.F., T.S. Murrell, D.B. Beegle, J.J. Camberato, R.B. Ferguson, Q. Ketterings, P.M. Kyveryga, C.A.M. Laboski, J.M. McGrath, J.J. Meisinger, J. Melkonian, B.N. Moebius-Clune, E.D. Nafziger, D. Osmond, J.E. Sawyer, P.C. Scharf, W. Smith, J.T. Spargo, H.M. Van Es, and H. Yang. 2018. Strengths and limitations of nitrogen rate recommendations for corn and opportunities for improvement. Agron. J. 110:1-37.

Professional Experience

2013-present Professor, Agronomy, Purdue University

2006-2013 Associate Professor, Agronomy, Purdue University

2003-2005 Professor, Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University

1995-2003 Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Clemson University

1989-1995 Assistant Professor, Agronomy and Soils, Clemson University

1987-1989 Research Chemist, National Fertilizer Development Center, Tennessee Valley Authority

Awards and Honors

2017 – Corn Field Scout. C.K. Gerber et al. American Society of Agronomy Extension Education Community Award - Digital Decision Aids.

2008 – Purdue Agriculture Team Award: Purdue Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center.

2007 – Entomology Educational Project Award for the Extension Publication: Corn & Soybean Field Guide, 2007 Edition. Board Certified Entomologists of Mid-America.

2006 – Educational Materials Contest Certificate of Excellence, Publications. Corn & Soybean Field Guide, 2006 Edition. American Society of Agronomy

Education

Ph.D., North Carolina State University (3/87), Soil Science

M.S., North Carolina State University (12/82), Soil Science

B.S., University of Massachusetts (5/80), Plant and Soil Science

Date joined staff: 2006